Richard Ibbetson was Archdeacon of Exeter from 11 November 1726 [1] until his death on 1 September 1731. [2]
Ibbetson was born at Ledston in the West Riding of Yorkshire and educated at University College, Oxford. [3] He became a Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford in 1700; Rector of Hadleigh, Suffolk in 1714; Rector of Lambeth [4] in 1718;Prebendary and Canon Residentiary of Exeter Cathedral in 1716; and its Precentor in 1723. [5] He died at Hackington.